The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-25
BOOMING BoYCE.
a Fast Growing Place-Its Business.
Its People and Other At
fractions.
WHAT THIS REPORTER CAN SAY OF IT
AFTER DAYS STAY
THERE.


:, Our trip to the growing town
J Boyce, by way of the Texas and Pac
fc Railroad, in company with thre
d other Alexandria gentlemen, on Fr
day last, to witness the foot race, bi
lard and base ball match, ETC., a
ranged for that day, was really mo.
pleasant and interesting. We notice
many changes since our last visit i
the way that several new stores an
residences had been built and other
were in completion; people were NOR
numerous on the streets, 1.-THE town i
built principally on an avenue,) an,
where one could be seen last year tire,
and perhaps more could be counte,
now; everybody and everything wor,
a look of freshness and vigor, devoie
of the usual stale appearance, and al
seemed inspired with but one thought
viz: We are building up and must grow
to larger proportions, and keep pace
with the times.
Boyce has at present nearly 500
people living in its corporate limits,
made up principally of railroad men
and their families, with other employees.
besides quite a number of other people
who have resided there before the rail
road was built, and those who have
moved there since. 1t is what might
strictly be called railroad town-for
from the railroad it reaps its principal
fruit, there being no less than $4,000
divided ont there to workmen every
month, who in turn patronize the mer-
chants there, and keep their town
"a-going."
Boyce has its churches and school
houses, its nicely arranged residences
and cottages, as also business houses,
its market, drug store, saloons, milf
merry store, blacksmith shops, ice house
barber shop, livery stable, hotel, boar.
ding houses and restaurants, profess
s'onal Offices, etc, everything, in fact,
necessary to make up a live town.
The people there are active and on the
polite and entertaining
to strangers, and watch their every
opportunity to make move beneficial
70 their town. Principally among the
business men there are-Carnehan &
Bro, M. Shumate, Alexander & John
son, d. A. Smith & Co., J. W. Mil.
er, and several Others, keep large and
veil selected stocks of merchandise
md sell low down-they also buy cot
on and country produce in general.
The building boom has just struck
ne place-new stores are going up
md several cottages have been con.
racted for. The sound of the hammer
nd the saw is heard on all sides, and
he come and go of the citizens there
common sight. |.
All in all the place is lively one.
nd the visitor there of today will
pen bis eyes in establishment when he
Jews the march of Improvement made :
'lthin the past eighteen months. The
ouud house being put up there at pre-
ent, close to the large hotel. is NAM 4,
10th structnre-this is being built by a
ne railroad for the use of the locomo-
yes that come in and have to be re- Q
aired or cleaned up, as the case NAV !,
e. 1t will cost good large sum, but : :
len it will add to the place and prove t
benefit and convenience. We wish g
e place and its people that success a
bich they surely deserve, and which ~ ~
i'll necessarily come to them if they 4
Yep up their present pace of activity a
I'd go-aheadatiyeness. Il
OTHER NOTES. r
The two-story house of j. w. Mil N
RS is 'daisy." The upper story is ),
ed as a hall for dancing purposes, G
irs, etc. /
The petite millinery establishment of l.
RS. Miller, close by, is as pretty an y y
e as we have ever seen. It's propri- R
'ess knows how to manage it. R
Canadians livery stable is commo- B.
JUS and we'll arranged. 1t is stock r.
with horses and bnggies, hence H H
'se who want to travel in this wav J..
n be accommodated. NJ
D. A. Smith & Co.'S place is where G.
st of the visitors to the town 60 M M
lndsome Dave is always son deck" J.
1 pleased to see you. MI
NJ. Shumate has fine establish 40 ~,
MT, pretty goods at low prices, hand CO CO
ne clerks, etc. P.
It will be a pleasant piece of news MI
his friends here and throughout the N M
rish, to learn that John II. Dawson R
still in Boyce and "holding his H.
H." He expects to embark again in L.
mercantile business, and is only Jos =
city waiting, as it were. Our friend !,
IN, like BanOno's ghost. twill not ,Jol